Kai Pearce-Paul initially thought it was just like any other graze. But after taking a second look, he realised he had a serious problem.
Newcastle Knights international Kai Pearce-Paul has opened up on the moment he looked down at his leg and noticed a massive wound which left it looking like a “hot dog bun”, requiring emergency surgery.
The 23-year-old limped from the field in Newcastle’s season-saving win against the Rabbitohs last Saturday night with a gaping wound in his shin, the result of friendly fire from teammate Dylan Lucas’ boot. “I’m next to Phoenix Crossland and I’m like, ‘Phoen, is that my bone?’ There was white through the middle. He swore when he saw it. I literally walked straight to the doctor. I don’t know whether it was the bone or the flesh that was a different colour, but it was that deep - and it wasn’t nice.”Pearce-Paul needed Newcastle’s medical staff to delicately treat the injury in the dressing sheds before he was taken to hospital that night.
But despite O’Brien saying the injury made him feel sick, teammates were amazed at Pearce-Paul’s calmness on the sidelines - even taking time to inspect the damage himself.
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